A Caterpillar of the Plain Tiger butterfly (IMAGE)
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A caterpillar of the Plain Tiger butterfly (<em>Danaus chrysippus</em>) crawls on a leaf of its host plant Calotropis gigantia, sprawling with bacteria and fungi. The leaf was incubated with nutrient-rich media to unravel the magnificent microbial diversity in larval diet.
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Kruttika Phalnikar and Shoot for Science
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